I'm not going to get too deep into it with you, but that makes him a Zombie.
Only now I feel like a zombie, from frantically tying up all my loose ends for the Big Dumb Tour, which starts at dawn tomorrow. It's safe to post now (no spoiling the surprise for riders), that yesterday was spent driving to and from Big Sur to drop off some Easter Eggs of my own : a cooler full of iced beer and some firewood. That's gonna come in handy.
And the loose ends involved reinforcing the crappy QR rack (the only one we had in stock at Joselyn's, and no time to order anything. So, "make it work") with bamboo and twine so the panniers won't bump the spokes. Was gonna do this yesterday, but things happened, and then Easter was happening, etc. I begged off the Party today to tinker. Had to build a new rear wheel- the old one was 1.5/1.8 spokes & would not have held up to torsional loading. Replaced the brake pads. Picked out all my food, clothes, crap. We'll see how it goes...
Here's some pitchers:
Surprisingly tight load. What you see is everything I'm taking minus the camera and cell phone. More words and pictures upon my return. See y'all on Thursday, God willing.
4 comments:
the camo bar tape looks surprisingly less tacky with the canvas and tweed bags.
every tour should include a rubber chicken too.
my life is a rubber chicken tour.... going to the adirondaks next week....no, just the dad-at-home-circus
Camo and rubber chickens are timeless. That's why your grandfather wore them...
The picture of the fridge full of golden memories and ad-campaign memory triggers/associations is a truly delightful sight.
-Brett
www.sportinglifemag.com
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